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Is the struggling mechanic in it's current state fine or should it be changed?

RoboMojo
RoboMojo Member Posts: 1,327
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I personally have had multiple games where my fingers slipped or they get tired from mashing the struggle button so I die prematurely ruining any chance my teammates had at winning. I'd like to get some opinions on this. Is the struggling mechanic in it's current state fine or should it be changed?

Is the struggling mechanic in it's current state fine or should it be changed? 52 votes

Yes it's fine as is.
13%
White_OwlF60_31BabyCameron10herrik666benkiBOT_EthanTsukiYurei 7 votes
No and struggling should be automatic.
21%
GibberishSpacingLlamasBlazelskiAetherBytesWSNLSlamitieRattiusIllutionmusefanMoundshroudBeast123344 11 votes
No and it should have skill checks instead.
57%
MiriamGTapeKnotBoosted_Dwightkonchokmusstang62MrPenguinTaigaAhoyWolfMookywolfthenegativoneRareware0192Awkward_FiendsourglobeChurchofPigSkullKidPior_MorteDerZuntorSCP_FOR_DBDTheDeathSlayer7dementocannibal7 30 votes
Other.
7%
karatinac97bm33MeltingPenguinsRubyinsomniac 4 votes
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Comments

  • herrik666
    herrik666 Member Posts: 191
    Yes it's fine as is.

    Its usually for a short period of time so its not too anoying to spam the keys, and also its kinda immersive. Adding skillchecs would add more RNG which I think we already have enough of in this game.

  • Boosted_Dwight
    Boosted_Dwight Member Posts: 3,065
    No and it should have skill checks instead.

    I hate mashing my x button I'd rather do skill checks

  • AhoyWolf
    AhoyWolf Member Posts: 4,645
    No and it should have skill checks instead.

    I don't want to destroy my keyboard, or mouse wheel...

  • MeltingPenguins
    MeltingPenguins Member Posts: 3,742
    Other.

    I'd say people should have the option whether they'll use skill checks or the current mechanic.

    Some people are better with the current mechanic, others with checks.

  • musefan
    musefan Member Posts: 345
    No and struggling should be automatic.

    Automatic, or at least make it so you only need to hold a button down.

    Mashing isn't hard enough to make it worth the effort. And adding skill checks will make it too hard for some people and we will end up seeing survivors dying quicker making it much harder to survive for the rest.

    While we are at it, change console wiggle to a button mash cause all the stick wiggling is bad for controller.

  • Hex_Llama
    Hex_Llama Member Posts: 1,922
    No and it should have skill checks instead.

    It's bad for your keyboard/controller to hammer the same button over and over, and it also doesn't seem to be reliable. Currently I'm using a method where I literally set down my controller and struggle with the mouse wheel so I don't have to break my stuff, but I'd love to just do skill checks instead.

  • MrPenguin
    MrPenguin Member Posts: 2,426
    No and it should have skill checks instead.

    I don't feel like I'm "pushing back against the entity" like they want, I feel like I'm concerned for whatever I'm mashing getting damaged and annoyed.

  • bm33
    bm33 Member Posts: 8,404
    Other.

    Change to press x once to start struggle and again to end struggle. Mashing is annoying and fps drops on console can have you die mid struggle. Fps drops during skill checks same issue.

  • White_Owl
    White_Owl Member Posts: 3,786
    Yes it's fine as is.

    You don't need to smash your keyboard to struggle, you know?

    Skillchecks on PH cages don't make me feel like I'm struggling, they are just a minor inconvenient which I can do almost without looking.

  • Gibberish
    Gibberish Member Posts: 1,117
    edited September 2020
    No and struggling should be automatic.

    Its an unnecessary annoyance. It doesnt add any kind of difficulty or challenge, nor does it add any other kind of value to the game.

    Its just busywork.